Railway-signal.



PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

J. S. JEFFREY.

RAILWAY SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED 1107,15. 1905.

UNITED STATES JOHN S. JEFFRE OF COLUMBUS. OHIO.

RAILWAY-"SIGNAL.

ism. 822,951.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1906.

Application filed November 25, 1905. Serial 1101831424.

all whom :16 may nmuiern:

Be it known that I, John S. JEFFREY, a. citizen of the United lit-mos, residing at Go luinhus in the county or' Franklin and Slate of Ohio, have invwLv-zl new illlll nsolol Impi'ovonwnts in Railway-Signals, of which. tho following is a specification.

This invention is n i'oilway signal device, and. more pmtiwhirl one for sigrmling a our to stop.

The (lovivo is ospei' ally adapted for interurlmn oloolrio mails, its objoot living to SMVP- persons wishing lo signal a car to stop the Lrouhlo and Llangor of standing on or own- [he lmuk whore Lhoy oun be soon by the motormon, ospovially at night and during bad \Vfllllllfil'. Tho signal dovico will he plaooil at tin opping phioos or stations along tho rum onil n5 aol, hy tho per-son wishing to board a.

I The invvniion also comprises means actuated by tho uiir-wlmols l'or withdrawing the signal. 7

in Lho aomnnpmiying ll 'uwings, Figure l an elevation partly diagramnmtio, of tho in 'venlion. Fig. 2 is a, similar View showing tho position of the parts whom the signal is sot.

Referring speoilioally to the drawings, 5 denotes in post which is placed ii. suitable dis mono from the, traok. Al the top of the post is souuroil n )lzitv 6, to which is pivoted, as at 7, u vorLionlly-swi[aging arm 8, which (:urrios at one and a flag or other suitable visual signal U and at tho op'posito 0nd in weight ll), which is adjustable along the arm, hoiog se enroll in mljuslml position by u. sot-screw 11. Tho wvight svr'vvs to normally hold the arm 8 in uprighh position, as; shown in Fig. 1, in which position tho signal is withdrawn. To sol. lho signal, the arm is swung down inlo horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 2, by ulling on a mp0 12, olliurhml to the arm. lhis Llnows tho ling imlwzmlly closo to liho truck, Ho as to ho roaiilily visihlo lo 1 ho molm'- mun of tho iip'pi'ouohing our, lhns nolil ing him that n ioi'son wishos to hoard lho uni. llhiosirod; 1; lo rope min ho run inlo lho :holbur -shod, thus roinloring it mum-(Romy Lo loiivo llio sumo to oil lihohignol.

'lho moons for holding lho lLllH S in horizonLol posiliou mid prove-Ming liho wl-ighl i'i'oin swinging il hook to its upright posilinn (ZUlIlPl'l-HUHM. (log 12$,whiohispivoloil :il- 14 lo the pinto 6. ()no end ol' the (lo lb, \vvighlvd, as at 15, and its other end ontoni Lho nol ch 1(3 i-ill' (log is rolensei'l from tho ooh-h. llue weight ll) muses tho arm lo,\:\\'mg k to its: no right position. Tho (log (-onnouoil by it (lm'w-rml l3 to om" ill'lll of a liLlldhll'lli lovvi' 1%, which lh ilih-romoxl, HF-1 3i}, mm" lholoo lUlll oi lho pool Thiol'nm' min of in' irr-ll crank liwvr: ii ronneclml by :i (ll'i'lW I'm" l t ono of tho arms of H, soon-nil hull-mink l 22, which is lnlrrnnml All 21% lUilll. piiiioof lhe lie 2 \i'liiohi mil-ls lilo ma :i l

llni ll ill l working in z Hlllillfil lo llnno lo lhi mil no lo on door ili'l h'v th rarqvhwll-i. The lomi mid is a'onnwl (i, no nl fi in ilk hp; .22. A slop-pin Bil yrojwuog from in of the tie H. iinaiw lhv b'i, in crank loyal 32, and thus; oi'ovrni from living pushed upwardly loo hi. mwev-slnl U")il'ull(!ll. The vono lave. i lrho inppov mnl l-hv :l u tor to swing away l'ioin lho no tho t-rippor is ileprossi-il in lhvl :iiwl. which roll-mos tho arm 5 and ii too to he swung hack by the \i'eighi. ll) in: o wright iloi 2 ions: link Ho: lai' u' when is en'i'ployeil, who may he on vhitlll'll hoop 31, oiiri'iod by a lino-hot -512, oxlwnhns; out-- wmilly from the lop ol' l'hir. pinto 6 tmwinl {he truck. The light is harm-ii on mail o i' ii iii:- swing of the mm H, il living on whvn ho arm This is down :mil oil whi-n the arm is n n. oonliol of (he light is loilfhy o SWllftll turm il by the arm, said swiloh' (min m-loin o. nwlal strip BIQsvoim-(l Lo the arm, hm iosnlnli-ii lhorol'rom. Th1 ship is so loi-nlul ll 1.? ill hriilgos two xonlnols .M on Llnlllilt-l' tho arm is down, and lihus'olosoo iiho i-ii'onil toolilining lhv liohl, lho who; loong? from. tho oonlxnls lo lho' ligh; lH-irlg mill mill-ll 211.35.

"lho signal ilovioo horoih llhl'i'llF-lll is. samilo in i'onsli'm'lion and hm llfl 'iillll' iif lilrl ports. in got oul ol' oi-(lor, :nn'i 1%. mo l;(- insliulloil iii. a. small ('osll. ll l li'wliw x ii??? lho purpose l'oi' whioh it Is inivmlw up (Tailors as woll :il nighl. n in llw (in Moving lhl s: llfilil'lllld, m inva-ni io vhut is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. A railway-signal comprising a manually-operated swinging arm carrying a signal 5 device, and car-operated means to withdraw the si nal.

2. railway-signal comprising a manually-operated swin ing arm carrying a signal device, a latch for iolding the arm when the i0 si nal is set, and means 0 erated by a car for re easing the latch to wit draw the si nal.

3. A signal comprising a manual y-operated vertically-swinging arm dis laying a signal device when lowered, means for elevat- I 5 ing the arm to withdraw the signal, a latch for holding the arm in lowered position, and car-opera ted means for releasing the latch.

4. n a railway-signal, the combination with a support, carrying an electric signal- 20 light and circuit-contacts therefor, of a verticall -swinging arm pivoted to the post and carry ng a switch engaging the contacts to close;the circuit when the arm is down, a latch for holding the arm in lowered position, means for elevating the arm and car-operated means for withdrawing the latch.

5. In a railway-signal, the combination with a swinging arm carrying a signal device, of an electric signal-1i ht, and means for closing the circuit of sai light when the signal device is set, and opening the circuit when the signal device is withdrawn.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN S. JEFFREY,

Witnesses: 7

W. U ZAIsEa, WM. A. MARTIN 

